We had a blizzard here yesterday. There were complete white-out conditions, it was frigidly cold, the roads were a complete disaster and the sky dropped 10 inches of snow at my house. This was all in the morning hours of the day. I was out and tried to brave those conditions before turning around and calling it a day. Once I was safely at home, there was no way I was going back out into that mess. NO WAY! But as bad as it was for those few short hours, by the afternoon, it was back to blue skies and sunshine. As I sit here looking out my window right now, most of that slushy mess on the roads yesterday is gone and the snow is already starting to melt some. Awwwww! Life in Colorado! As bad as it was on the outside though, it was perfect day to stay inside and cook up some good heart warming chili and cornbread.
I love a thick, strong and bold chili. And I love it with a lot of meat. I almost always a steak or a roast rather than hamburger meat. If I do use hamburger meat, it is combined with the steak to add more texture and richness.
Chili Con Carne
2 1/2-3 lbs steak or roast , cubed
1/2 cup (more as needed) flour
1 onion, diced
1 green bell pepper, diced
2-3 jalapenos, diced fine
2 TBSP garlic
1 can dark red kidney beans, with the sauce
1 can stewed tomatoes, with the sauce
salt & pepper to taste
2 TBSP tomato paste
3-4 TBSP chili powder
2 tsp cumin
4-5 cups beef broth
1/2 cup red wine or vinegar
oil and or butter to cook the meat
Remove the excess fat from the meat and discard, then cube then the meat into bite sized chunks. Add the flour and salt and pepper to taste and coat the meat. This is to help it coat the meat brown it as well as thicken the chili.
Once the meat is coated, in a hot skillet with enough oil and/or butter, add the meat and cook until completely browned, stirring frequently. When the meat is browned, add the vegetables and continue to cook until the vegetables are semi-soft and the onions are translucent.
Once everything is cooked, transfer the meat and the vegetables into the slow cooker and set aside.
Mix together all the wet ingredients and the spices, then add to the meat and vegetable mixture. Combine thoroughly. And let cook at the low speed/temperature for 6-8 hours. Stir occasionally, to make sure nothing sticks and the flavors incorporate well together.
Once the chili is cooked, serve it alongside some warm cornbread and take away all your chills.
Great food for a cold day! My wife said the principals and all the teachers at the school were mad that the district didn’t close for the day. Everyone was late getting to work and 168 kids stayed home. One of the principals complained and they said they received a ton of calls about it. The weather people and CDOT dropped the ball on this one because that storm took everybody by surprise. The roads were awful! I hope I don’t have to shovel anymore snow for a while.😊
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Thank you so much for the reblog.
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Jeanne, what is the topping on your cornbread? Also your chili recipe looks great! I will try it next time I make chili.
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It’s funny you should ask. This is going to be today’s blog. It was a cinnamon pecan streusel , with a hint of cayenne pepper on top of the cornbread. I love it this way.
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So funny, I am making chilli tonight also! we’re having a big cold snap here in the UK, perfect chilli weather!
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Cold weather =chili. That’s just the way it is. 🙂 Stay warm and enjoy.
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Wonderful comfort food! We are having a blizzard today! Working from home today and tomorrow. But tomorrow I am making chili! Seems like the right time of year.
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I’m from Alabama and we were supposed to get some snow as well but I ended up with a mud man 🙈😂 I did however make chili and cornbread as well. Stay warm my friend.
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Thank you. You as well. Today, the temperature is going to be in the upper 50’s to low 60’s, but we are expecting more snow later this week.
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Tasty!
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Great blog post.Thanks Again. Really Cool.
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